Psalms 148 - Introduction

A.M. 2987. B.C. 1017.

In this Psalm, the author of which is uncertain, all the creatures in the invisible and visible world are called upon by the psalmist to unite in the grand chorus of praise and thanksgiving. The various parts are to be performed as follows: By the angelic hosts, 1, 2; by the material heavens, and the luminaries placed in them, 3-6; by the ocean, with its inhabitants, 7; the meteors of the air, Psalms 148:8; the earth, as divided into hills and valleys, with the vegetables that grow out of it, and the animals that move upon or about it, Psalms 148:9; Psalms 148:10; the human race of every degree, of each sex, and of every age, Psalms 148:11. More especially the Israel and church of God, Psalms 148:14.